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'Miami-Dade County' (formerly known as ''Dade County'' and many times referred to as simply ''Miami'') is a
county located in the southeastern part of the
state of
Florida. The
United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 2,402,208 in 2006, making it the most populous county in Florida and the
eighth-most populous county in the United States.
[1] The county's population makes up approximately half of the
South Florida metropolitan area population and holds most of the principal cities encompassing South Florida, making it the most important of the three counties that make up the area. The
county seat is the city of
Miami.
The county is home to 35 incorporated
cities and many
unincorporated areas. The eastern portion of the county is heavily
urbanized with many
high rises up the coastline, as well as the location of the county's
central business district,
Downtown Miami. The western portion of the county consists of the
Everglades National Park and is unpopulated. East of the mainland in
Biscayne Bay is also
Biscayne National Park, making Miami the only
metropolitan area in the United States that borders two
national parks.
The current county mayor is
Carlos Alvarez.
History
Pre-European contact
The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago.
[2] The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the
Miami River, with the main villages on the northern banks.
The inhabitants at the time of first
European contact were the
Tequesta people, who controlled much of southeastern Florida, including what is now
Miami-Dade County,
Broward County, and the southern part of
Palm Beach County. The Tequesta Indians fished, hunted, and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food, but did not practice any form of agriculture. They buried the small bones of the deceased with the rest of the body, and put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see. The Tequesta are credited with making the
Miami Circle.
European contact
Juan Ponce de León was the first European to visit the area in
1513 by sailing into
Biscayne Bay. His journal records that he reached ''Chequescha'', which was Miami's first recorded name.
[3] It is unknown whether he came ashore or made contact with the Indians.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his men made the first recorded landing when they visited the
Tequesta settlement in 1566 while looking for Avilés' missing son, shipwrecked a year earlier.
[4] Spanish soldiers led by Father Francisco Villarreal built a Jesuit mission at the mouth of the Miami River a year later but it was short-lived. After the Spaniards left, the Tequesta Indians were left to fend themselves from European-introduced diseases like
smallpox. By 1711, the Tequesta sent a couple of local chiefs to
Havana, Cuba to ask if they could migrate there. The Cubans sent two ships to help them, but Spanish illnesses struck and most of the Indians died.
[5]
The first permanent European settlers arrived in the early 1800s. People came from the
Bahamas to South Florida and the
Keys to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the treacherous Great Florida reef. Some accepted Spanish land offers along the Miami River. At about the same time, the
Seminole Indians arrived, along with a group of runaway slaves. The area was affected by the
Second Seminole War, during which Major
William S. Harney led several raids against the Indians. Most non-Indian residents were soldiers stationed at
Fort Dallas. It was the most devastating Indian war in American history, causing almost a total loss of population in the Miami area.
After the Second Seminole War ended in 1842,
William English, re-established a plantation started by his uncle on the Miami River. He charted the “Village of Miami” on the south bank of the Miami River and sold several plots of land. In 1844, Miami became the county seat, and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area.
[6] The
Third Seminole War) was not as destructive as the second one. Even so, it slowed down the settlement of southeast Florida. At the end of the war, a few of the soldiers stayed.
Birth of Dade County
Dade County was created on
January 18,
1836 under the Territorial Act of the United States. The county was named after Major
Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the
Second Seminole War, at what has since been named the
Dade Battlefield. At the time of its creation, Dade County included the land that now contains
Palm Beach and Broward counties, together with the land of present day Miami-Dade County. The county seat was originally at
Indian Key in the Florida Keys, then in 1844, the County seat was moved to
Miami. In 1909,
Palm Beach County was formed from the northern portion of what was then Dade County, and then in 1915,
Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what is now Broward County. There have been no significant boundary changes to the county since 1915.
[7]
The second-costliest natural disaster to occur in the
United States was the
disastrous Hurricane Andrew, which hit this county early Monday morning on
August 24,
1992. It struck the central part of the county from due east, south of Miami and very near
Homestead,
Kendall, and
Cutler Ridge (now the Town of
Cutler Bay). Damages numbered over US$25
billion in the county alone, and recovery has taken years in these areas where the destruction was greatest. This was the costliest natural disaster in US history until
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005.
After the
Cuban Revolution, exiles from Cuba migrated in large numbers to Dade County.
On
November 13,
1997 voters changed the name of the county from ''Dade'' to ''Miami-Dade'' to acknowledge the international name recognition of
Miami.
[8]
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,297
km² (2,431
mi²). 5,040 km² (1,946 mi²) of it is land and 1,257 km² (485 mi²) of it (19.96%) is water, most of which is
Biscayne Bay, with another significant portion in the adjacent waters of the
Atlantic Ocean.
The
bay is divided from the Atlantic Ocean by the many barrier isles along the coast, one of which is where well-known
Miami Beach is located, home to
South Beach and the
Art Deco district. The
Florida Keys, which are also barrier islands are only accessible through Miami-Dade County, but which are otherwise part of neighboring
Monroe County.
Miami is the largest city within Miami-Dade County as well as the county seat, with an estimated population of 404,048. Miami is the only
metropolitan area in the United States that borders two
national parks.
Biscayne National Park is located east of the mainland, in
Biscayne Bay, and the western third of Miami-Dade County lies within
Everglades National Park.
Map of the incorporated (colored areas) and unincorporated (grey areas) communities of Miami-Dade County.
Incorporated
# City of
Miami Gardens
# City of
Aventura
# Town of
Golden Beach
# City of
Sunny Isles Beach
# City of
North Miami Beach
# City of
North Miami
# Village of
Bal Harbour
# Town of
Bay Harbor Islands
# Village of
Indian Creek
# Town of
Surfside
# Village of
Biscayne Park
# Village of
Miami Shores
# Village of
El Portal
# Village of
North Bay Village
# City of
Opa-locka
# Town of
Miami Lakes
# City of
Hialeah
# City of
Hialeah Gardens
# Town of
Medley
# City of
Doral
# City of
Miami Springs
# Village of
Virginia Gardens
# City of
Sweetwater
# City of
Miami
# City of
Miami Beach
# Village of
Key Biscayne
# City of
West Miami
# City of
Coral Gables
# City of
South Miami
# Village of
Pinecrest
# Village of
Palmetto Bay
# City of
Cutler Bay
# City of
Homestead
# City of
Florida City
# City of
Islandia
Unincorporated communities
The following areas are
unincorporated regions of the county which fall directly under the county government's jurisdiction. Most, but not all of them, are
Census-designated places, such as
Redland and
Stiltsville.
City districts and neighborhoods
Adjacent counties
★
Broward County, Florida - north
★
Monroe County, Florida - south and west
★
Collier County, Florida - northwest
Demographics
Age pyramid of Miami-Dade county
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 2,253,362 people, 776,774 households, and 548,402 families residing in the county. The
population density was 447/km² (1,158/mi²). There were 852,278 housing units at an average density of 169/km² (438/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 16.6% Non-Hispanic
White, 17.5% Non-Hispanic
Black (with a large part being of
Caribbean descent) and
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 1.3%
Asian, 4.58% from
other races, and 3.79% from two or more races. 65.6% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 776,774 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.35.
The age distribution is 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,966, and the median income for a family was $40,260. Males had a median income of $30,120 versus $24,686 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,497. About 14.5% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
51.4% of Miami-Dade County residents are foreign-born, a percentage greater than any other county in the United States.
[9]
Language
As of 2000, 59.25% spoke
Spanish as their
first language, 32.09%
English, 4.12%
French Creole, and 0.89% spoke
French as their
mother language.
[10] 51.4% of the
county residents were born outside the
United States, while 67.90% of the
population speaks a language other than English at home.
[10]
Law and government
Main articles: Miami-Dade county law and government
Miami-Dade County has operated under a unique metropolitan system of government, a "two-tier
federation," since 1957. This was made possible when
Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1956 that allowed the people of Dade County (as it was known then) to enact a
home rule charter. Prior to this year, home rule did not exist in
Florida, and all
counties were limited to the same set of powers by the
Florida Constitution and
state law.
Federation, not total consolidation
'Presidential elections results'| Year | Republican | Democrat |
|---|
| 2004 | 46.6% ''361,095 | '52.9%' ''409,732 |
| 2000 | 46.3% ''289,574 | '52.6%' ''328,867 |
| 1996 | 37.9% ''209,740 | '57.3%' ''317,555 |
| 1992 | 43.2% ''235,313 | '46.7%' ''254,609 |
| 1988 | '55.3%' ''270,937 | 44.3% ''216,970 |
| 1984 | '59.2%' ''144,281 | 40.8% ''223,863 |
| 1980 | '50.7%' ''265,888 | 40.2% ''210,868 |
| 1976 | 40.5% ''211,148 | '58.1%' ''303,047 |
| 1972 | '58.9%' ''256,529 | 40.8% ''177,693 |
| 1968 | 37.0% ''135,222 | '48.4%' ''176,689 |
| 1964 | 36.0% ''117,480 | '64.0%' ''208,941 |
| 1960 | 42.3% ''134,506 | '57.7%' ''183,114 |
Unlike a
consolidated city-county, where the
city and
county governments merge into a single entity, these two entities remain separate. Instead there are two "tiers", or levels, of government: city and county. There are 35
municipalities in the county, the City of
Miami being the largest.
| District | Commissioner |
|---|
| 1st | Barbara J. Jordan |
| 2nd | Dorrin D. Rolle |
| 3rd | Audrey Edmonson |
| 4th | Sally A. Heyman |
| 5th | Bruno A. Barreiro, Chairman |
| 6th | Rebeca Sosa |
| 7th | Carlos A. Gimenez |
| 8th | Katy Sorenson |
| 9th | Dennis C. Moss |
| 10th | Javier D. Souto |
| 11th | Joe A. Martinez |
| 12th | José Pepe Diaz |
| 13th | Natacha Seijas |
Cities are the "lower tier" of local government, providing
police and fire protection, zoning and code enforcement, and other typical city services within their jurisdiction. These services are paid for by city taxes. The County is the "upper tier", and it provides services of a metropolitan nature, such as emergency management, airport and seaport operations, public housing and health care services, transportation, environmental services, solid waste disposal etc. These are funded by county taxes, which are assessed on all incorporated and unincorporated areas.
Of the county's 2.2 million total residents (
as of 2000), approximately 52% live in unincorporated areas, the majority of which are heavily urbanized. These residents are part of the Unincorporated Municipal Services Area (UMSA). For these residents, the County fills the role of both lower- and upper-tier government, the County Commission acting as their lower-tier municipal representative body. Residents within UMSA pay an UMSA tax, equivalent to a city tax, which is used to provide County residents with equivalent city services (police, fire, zoning, water and sewer, etc.). Residents of incorporated areas do not pay UMSA tax.
Structure of county government
The Executive
Mayor of Miami-Dade County is elected countywide to serve a four-year term. The Mayor is not a member of the County Commission. The Mayor appoints a
County Manager, with approval and consent of the Board of County Commissioners, to oversee the operations of the County Departments. The Mayor has
veto power over the Commission. The current mayor is
Cuban-born
Carlos Alvarez.
The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative body, consisting of 13 members elected from single-member districts. Members are elected to serve four-year terms, and elections of members are staggered. The Board chooses a Chairperson, who presides over the Commission, as well as appoints the members of its legislative committees. The Board has a wide array of powers to enact legislation, create departments, and regulate businesses operating within the County. It also has the power to override the Mayor's
veto with a two-thirds vote.
The election of Commissioners from single member districts came to be in 1992 after a group led by attorney and City of Miami Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr. with the support of some African American and Hispanic civic leaders, challenged the at large election system in the courts, arguing that the present system did not allow for the election of minority commissioners, despite the fact that African American Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler had been elected several times. The court, under the ruling of Judge Graham, created the single member district election system.
Florida's
Constitution provides for four elected officials to oversee executive and administrative functions for each county (called "Constitutional Officers"):
Sheriff, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector. Each of these offices were reorganized and became subordinate County Departments. Today these positions are appointed by and report to the
Mayor.
The most visible distinction between Miami-Dade and other Florida counties is the title of its law enforcement agency. It is the only county in Florida that does not have an elected sheriff, or an agency titled "Sheriff's Office." Instead the equivalent agency is known as the Miami-Dade Police Department, and its leader is known as the Metropolitan Sheriff and Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department. The judicial offices of Clerk of the Circuit
Court,
State Attorney, and
Public Defender are still branches of State government and are therefore independently elected and not part of County government.
Mayors of Miami-Dade County
★ 1965–70 -
Chuck Hall
★ 1970–72 -
Stephen P. Clark
★ 1972–74 -
Jack Orr
★ 1974–93 -
Stephen P. Clark
★ 1993–96 - Post of Mayor abolished
★ 1996–2004 -
Alex Penelas
★ 2004— -
Carlos Alvarez
Public services
Fire Rescue
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department logo.
The Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department is the agency that provides
fire protection and
emergency medical services for Miami-Dade County, Florida. The department serves 28 municipalities and all unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County from 60 fire stations
[12]. The Department also provides fire protection services for
Miami International Airport,
Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport and
Opa-Locka Airport.
[13]
The communities served are
Aventura,
Bal Harbour,
Bay Harbor Islands,
Biscayne Park,
Doral,
El Portal,
Florida City,
Golden Beach,
Hialeah Gardens,
Homestead,
Indian Creek,
Islandia,
Medley,
Miami Lakes,
Miami Shores,
Miami Springs,
North Bay Village,
North Miami,
North Miami Beach,
Opa-locka,
Palmetto Bay,
Pinecrest,
South Miami,
Surfside,
Sweetwater,
Sunny Isles Beach,
Virginia Gardens, and
West Miami.
[14]
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is also the home to
Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1 as well as EMS operations consisting of 57 Advanced Life Support units staffed by 760 state-certified paramedics and 640 state-certified emergency medical technicians.
Police Department
Miami-Dade Police Department logos.
The Miami-Dade Police Department is full service
metropolitan police department serving
Miami-Dade County's unincorporated areas, although they have lenient mutual aid agreements with other municipalities, most often the
City of Miami Police Department. The Miami-Dade Police Department is the largest police department in the state of
Florida with over 5,000 employees. The Department is still often referred by its former name, the ''Metro-Dade Police'' or simply ''Metro''.
The Miami-Dade Police Department operate out of nine districts throughout Miami-Dade County and have two special bureaus. The current director of the Miami-Dade Police Department is Robert Parker, who succeeded Carlos Alvarez, the current mayor of Miami-Dade County. The Department's headquarters are located in
Doral, Florida.
Water and Sewer Department
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) is one of the largest public utilities in the United States, employing approximately 2,700 employees as of 2007. It provides service to over 2.4 million customers, operating with an annual budget of almost $400 million.Approximately 330 million gallons of water are drawn everyday from the Biscayne Aquifer for consumer use.MDWASD has over 7,100 miles of water lines, a service area of 396 square miles and 14 pump stations. MDWASD has over 3,600 miles of sewage pipes, a service area of 341 square miles and 954 pump stations
[15]
Education
In Florida, each county is also a
school district.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, is operated by an independently-elected
School Board. A professional
Superintendent of Schools manages the day-to-day operations of the district, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the School Board. The
Miami-Dade County Public School District is currently the
4th largest public school district in the nation.
The
Miami-Dade Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the country, comprised of 42 branch locations, and 8 branch locations currently being built/not officially opened.
Colleges and Universities
Miami-Dade County is home to many private and public universities and colleges. Total approximate college/university student enrollment in the county in 2006 was about 245,000, one of the largest number for university students in the USA.
★
Florida International University (public, largest university in
South Florida)
★
University of Miami (private, largest private university in Florida)
★
Miami Dade College (public)
★
Barry University (private/Catholic)
★
Florida Memorial University (private/historically black)
★
St. Thomas University (private/Catholic)
★
Johnson and Wales University (private)
★
Carlos Albizu University (private)
★ Miami International University of Art and Design (private)
★ Talmudic University (private/Jewish)
★ Keiser University (private)
★
Le Cordon Bleu College (private)
Transportation
Public transit
Public transit in Miami-Dade County is served by
Miami-Dade Transit, and is the largest public transit in Florida. Miami-Dade Transit operates a
heavy rail metro system
Metrorail, an elevated
people mover in
Downtown Miami,
Metromover and the bus system,
Metrobus. Currently, expansion of Metrorail is underway with the construction of two new lines. The northern line to extend from
Miami International Airport (MIA) to
Dolphin Stadium and the western line from MIA to
Florida International University.
Major expressways
In Florida a Tolled
State Road is denoted by having the word "TOLL" printed on the top of the State Road shield.
Miami-Dade County has 10 major expressways and 1 minor expressway in
Downtown Miami.
★
Interstate 95
★
Interstate 75
★
Florida's Turnpike
★
Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
★
Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836) /
Interstate 395
★
Gratigny Parkway (State Road 924)
★
Airport Expressway (State Road 112) /
Interstate 195
★
Don Shula Expressway (State Road 874)
★
Snapper Creek Expressway (State Road 878)
★
Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826)
★
Hialeah Expressway (State Road 934)
★
Downtown Distributor (State Road 970)
Street grid
A
street grid stretches from downtown Miami throughout the county. This grid was adopted by the City of Miami following
World War I after the
United States Post Office threatened to cease mail deliveries in the city because the original system of named streets, with names often changing every few blocks and multiple streets in the city sharing the same name, was too confusing for the mail carriers.
[16] The new grid was later extended throughout the county as the population grew west, south, and north of city limits. The grid is laid out with Miami Avenue as the
meridian going North-South and Flagler Street the
baseline going east-west. The grid is primarily numerical so that, for example, all street addresses north of Flagler and west of Miami Avenue have 'NW' in their address (eg. NW 27th Avenue). Because its point of origin is in downtown Miami which is close to the coast, the 'NW' and 'SW' quadrants are much larger than the 'SE' and 'NE' quadrants. Many roads, especially major ones, are also named, although- with a few notable exceptions, the number is in more common usage among locals. Although this grid is easy to understand once one is oriented to it, it is not universal in the entire county. Hialeah uses its own grid system which is entirely different in its orientation. Coral Gables and Miami Lakes use named streets almost exclusively, and various smaller municipalities such as Florida City and Homestead use their own grid system along with the Miami-Dade grid system adding to the confusion.
Sites of interest
Museums
★
Miami Art Museum,
Downtown Miami
★
Frost Art Museum, (
Florida International University,
Miami)
★
Lowe Art Museum, (
University of Miami,
Coral Gables)
★
Miami Children's Museum,
Miami
★ Gold Coast Railroad Museum, Miami
★
Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach
★ Miami Cultural Center, Downtown Miami
★
Historical Museum of South Florida, Downtown Miami
★
Miami Museum of Science, Miami
★
Museum of Contemporary Art,
North Miami
★
Wolfsonian-FIU, (
Florida International University,
Miami Beach)
★ Wings Over Miami Museum, Miami
Entertainment
★
Miami MetroZoo, Miami
★
Jungle Island, Miami
★
South Beach, Miami Beach
★
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables
★
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
★
Bayside Marketplace, Downtown Miami
★
Miami Seaquarium, Miami
★ Ancient Spanish Monastery, North Miami
★
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Miami
★ Wertheim Performing Arts Center, (Florida International University, Miami)
★
Florida Grand Opera, Miami
★ Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Miami
★ Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Downtown Miami
Other areas and attractions
Parks
Sports venues
Miami-Dade County holds the majority of sports arenas, stadiums and complexes in
South Florida. Some of these sports facilities are:
★
Dolphin Stadium-
Miami Dolphins and
Florida Marlins
★
American Airlines Arena-
Miami Heat
★
Miami Arena-
Miami Tropics
★
Tennis Center at Crandon Park-
Sony Ericcson Open
★
FIU Stadium-
Florida International Golden Panthers (football)
★
Pharmed Arena- Florida International Golden Panthers (basketball)
★
University Park Stadium- Florida International Golden Panthers (baseball)
★
Miami Orange Bowl-
Miami Hurricanes (football)
★
BankUnited Center- Miami Hurricanes (basketball)
★
Miami Marine Stadium
★
Tropical Park Stadium
★
Homestead-Miami Speedway
★
Calder Race Course
★
Homestead Sports Complex
Sister Cities
Miami-Dade County has 24
sister cities, as designated by
Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
★ Santiago, Dominican Republic
★ Veracruz, Mexico
★ Iquique, Chile
★ Kingston, Jamaica
★ Petit Goâve, Haiti
★ The Bahamas
★ Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
★ Lamentin, Guadeloupe
★ Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
★ Asti Province, Italy
★ Stockholm County, Sweden
★ Taipei County, Taiwan |
★ Pereira, Colombia
★ San José, Costa Rica
★ Turks and Caicos Islands
★ Saint Kitts and Nevis
★ Mendoza, Argentina
★ State of Monagas, Venezuela
★ São Paulo, Brazil
★ Pucallpa, Peru
★ Santa Cruz, Bolivia
★ Asunción, Paraguay
★ Maldonado, Uruguay
★ Cayman Islands |
Famous people of Miami-Dade County
Main articles: Famous people of Miami-Dade County
References
1. US Census Bureau Estimates retrieved May 26, 2007
2. Parks, Arva Moore. ''Miami: The Magic City.'' Miami, Fl: Centennial Press, 1991. ISBN p 12.
3. Parks, p 13
4. Parks, p 14
5. Parks, p 14-16
6. History of Miami-Dade county retrieved January 26, 2006
7. Miami-Dade County Annual Report for Bondholders. For the Fiscal Year of 1998.
8. Miami-Dade County Government
9. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/ACSTables.html
10. &ea=&order=r Modern Language Association Data Results of Miami-Dade County
11. &ea=&order=r Modern Language Association Data Results of Miami-Dade County
12. Locations
13. Airport Fire Rescue Division
14. Cities Served
15. [1]
16. Muir, Helen. (1953) ''Miami, U.S.A.'' Coconut Grove, Florida: Hurricane House Publishers. Pp. 136-7.
External links
Government links
★
Miami-Dade County Government
County departments and agencies
★
Miami-Dade Public Library System
★
Miami-Dade Police Department
★
Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County Jackson Memorial Hospital
★
Miami-Dade Aviation Department Miami International Airport
★
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
Special districts
★
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) is the 4th largest
school district in the
United States. The Miami-Dade School Board is a nine-member publicly elected body responsible for overseeing the administration of the (MDCPS).
★
South Florida Water Management District
Judicial branch
★
Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts
★
Miami-Dade Public Defender, 11th Judicial Circuit
★
Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, 11th Judicial Circuit
★
Circuit and County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Tourism
★
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
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